Apple with "surprise, surprise" inside?

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Apple with "surprise, surprise" inside?

I'm reading on italian forums and blogs (www.zeusnews.it and http://laspinanelfianco.wordpress.com/2006/03/10/apple-e-tc-una-desolante-assenz a-di-smentite/)
that new MacTels have the infineon chips (a.k.a. Fritz) onboard. It also reads that all the contested features of these chips have not been activated yet but, there they are, ready to be used in a future. It seems that at present it only controls the autenticity of Apple hardware, in order to run (or not) OSX.
At people who's asking questions about this, Apple is not replying.
I just know that I have the right to not have a SPYING CHIP on my PERSONAL computer. And this is more important than any other issue.

PB G4, Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Posted on Apr 12, 2006 12:40 AM

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Apr 12, 2006 12:46 AM in response to Larendas

English translation: http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Flaspinanelfianco.wordpress.com%2F 2006%2F03%2F10%2Fapple-e-tc-una-desolante-assenza-di-smentite%2F&langpair=it%7Ce n&hl=en&ie=UTF8

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Apr 12, 2006 12:52 AM in response to Christiaan

I found a better article (in english) here:

http://attivissimo.blogspot.com/2006/04/trusted-computing-chips-found-in-intel.h tml

Sorry if with the above link enlarged the thread page size..

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Larendas Author

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Apr 12, 2006 1:50 AM in response to Christiaan

Some pics of the infamous chip on mac board here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paoloattivissimo/sets/72057594094125547/

Sorry, folks, I'm a Mac enthusiast, but I'm not buying a Mac (I'm not buying a toaster) if it's got a snooping security chip over which I'm allowed no control. And it seems I'm not alone, although I won't have to worry about removing tattoos. This abomination goes against the very concept of "personal computer". My computer is mine: it's not a playground I want to share with uncle Bill, the limousinati from Hollywood and the moguls of the music industry.

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igrok-mac

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Apr 12, 2006 6:35 AM in response to Larendas

I read the article, and then noted the picture of the chip that supposedly was on the board of a "single core" intel iMac. But as far as I know, there aren't any single core intel iMacs being made. Am I incorrect? Or is it just a typo?

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lurka

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Apr 12, 2006 7:41 AM in response to igrok-mac

igrok, There is an intel core solo in the Mac mini "entry level" and the same chip is speculated to be used in the iBook replacement machine.

D.

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igrok-mac

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Apr 12, 2006 9:35 AM in response to lurka

Yes, but the article claimed it was a board from a single core iMac, not a mini. That's why I wondered if it was a typo.

igrok, There is an intel core solo in the Mac mini
"entry level" and the same chip is speculated to be
used in the iBook replacement machine.

D.

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Larendas Author

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Apr 14, 2006 2:05 AM in response to igrok-mac

Yes, but the article claimed it was a board from a
single core iMac, not a mini. That's why I wondered
if it was a typo.

igrok, There is an intel core solo in the Mac mini
"entry level" and the same chip is speculated to

be

used in the iBook replacement machine.

D.

As written on the link i've posted:
The Japanese page Kodawarisan shows pictures of an iMac with Dual Core processor. According to these photos, this Apple computer still contains an Infineon TPM. The markings of the 28-pin IC next to the Intel South Bridge... are hard to read, but the Infineon logo is clearly recognizable..

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